Posted by wayneh [69.250.202.50] on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 18:08:43 :
In Reply to: 6 Cast Aluminum Running Board Brackets - FFPW posted by Vaughn [99.14.91.200] on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 09:43:32 :
So those brackets came on my truck which 3+ years ago came from Western PA. The owner at the time said the repro brackets were not available, so he had a friend cast these up for them. They work pretty well, I'd hate to ask what the cost him. As you can tell they are massive. The one thing I wanted though is the truck to be as OEM as possible, and as I was changing out the stainless steel running board bolts I learned there is supposed to be a 11.5" long block of wood in each of the brackets cushioning it from the running board. These brackets are designed not to use the wood blocks and I was bored waiting for my main bearings for the engine, so I swappped them out this month.
My wife was kind enough to pull the engine for me while I was sleeping away on New Years Day. (well that may not be entirely true....)
Wayne